Carolina @ Chicago
Team Totals: Bears 22.5, Panthers 19
Even after breathing life into Carolina’s offense over the past two weeks, Andy Dalton is a tough sell in any format at Soldier Field facing a Bears defense permitting the NFL’s third-fewest fantasy QB points. … After logging Weeks 3-4 touch counts of 22 and 26 and a year-high 74% snap rate in last Sunday’s loss to Cincinnati, workhorse Chuba Hubbard is a volume-driven RB2 play at Chicago. HC Matt Eberflus’ defense has been more vulnerable on the ground than in the air, yielding a combined 88/409/5 (4.6 YPC) rushing line to enemy running backs. … With Adam Thielen (hamstring) on I.R., the Panthers trotted out Diontae Johnson and Xavier Legette as their top perimeter receivers with Jonathan Mingo in the big slot role against the Bengals. Although his Week 5 draw is imposing versus Bears stud CBs Jaylon Johnson and Tyrique Stevenson, Diontae turned 27 targets into stat lines of 8/122/1 and 7/83/1 in Dalton’s initial two starts and warrants WR2/3 valuation at worst. … Because Legette is manufactured touches and even involved in the run game, his individual matchup is less impacted by coverage. After playing 61 of 70 offensive snaps and seeing a 25% target share in Week 4, the first-round rookie is a modest-upside WR4/flex option here. … Through 19 career games, Mingo has scored zero touchdowns and cleared 70 yards once. … Panthers No. 1 TE Tommy Tremble drew zero targets on 33 routes run in Week 4.
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